Yan Li came to the small cave where Tang Sanghua slept about five hours later, that is, before the sun was slightly wester, and the temperature in the dense forest was just comfortable.

He followed the remnants of the tragic breath and traces, replaying the process of fighting in his mind little by little.

"You're seriously injured? He frowned slightly, and then stretched, "It's getting late, and there are at most two hundred miles ahead of us to be the Savage Valley, and there is still a glimmer of hope." If you can't make it, that's what you should do. It proves that I'm nothing more than that. ”

After checking his surroundings, he hurried in the direction of the mountain.

When the sun was setting in the west, he came out of the dense forest, and drove for another hour, and saw a small village in the distance.

By this time, most of the villagers had already rested.

On the small Mo in the field, there is a fragrance of earth, mixed with the aftertaste of rice. Jingzhou is located in the southeast of the Great Xia territory, the climate is more pleasant than that of Zhiqing, Bingzhou and other places, but it is only spring, it is not suitable for sowing, only a ditch is opened for irrigation, so it is mixed with a smell of plant decay, not very smelly, nor smelly.

Yan Li was very unaccustomed to this taste, so he quickened his pace.

There was no sound in the village, only the snakes, insects, ants and rats in the wilderness were whispering, adding a bit of excitement and the smell of smoke and dust. However, there are still a few households with lights on. Yan Li knocked on one of the houses, and the door was opened by an old man with gray hair and a rare age, and asked suspiciously, "Who are you?"

Yan Li smiled slightly: "In Xia Yanli, a passing traveler missed the lodging and wanted to borrow it for one night at the old man's house, but it was inconvenient." ”

"This ......," the old man hesitated.

"Of course, it's a little bit of a heart. Yan Li took out an ingot of silver, about twenty taels, and handed it over.

Only then did the old man relieve his doubts and invite him in. Those who are willing to use twenty taels to borrow a homestay will not harm their lives, let alone be a small thief in the mountains and mountains.

"Old woman, the guest is here, there is still a little hot water in the pot, you scoop it and burn the guests' feet." - Guest, you are seated. This goes south and north, relying on a pair of feet, hot water, more effective than any panacea, and the storage will not delay your journey. The old man invited Yan Li to sit at the dining table.

The structure of the house is simple, the guest hall is the dining room, the left is the miscellaneous room, the right is the bedroom, divided into two doors, only covered with curtains, Yan Li noticed that one of the curtains has been stained with some dust, it can be seen that no one has lived in it for a long time.

"Thank you, sir. ”

"You're welcome. The old man was completely relieved, and suddenly patted his head, "By the way, have you eat......en?"

"No, just burn your feet. Yan Li waved his hand.

"Here comes the hot water. An old woman came out of the room with a basin of water and put it at Yan Li's feet, "What do you do as a guest?

"Entrusted by someone, go to the border village to do something. Yan Li took off his boots and socks and immersed his feet in the water, the water temperature was not very hot, but it was very comfortable.

"If you want to go to the border village, you can't do it, it's dangerous, our son went and never came back. As the old woman spoke, her eyes immediately turned red, and tears fell down her cheeks.

The old man's face was full of anger, and he reprimanded: "In front of the guests, what are you talking nonsense!"

"It's okay. Yan Li pointed to the room where no one had lived in a long time, "Could it be that your son has been conscripted into the army?" ”

"It's been ten years. The old man sighed, "Today, under an order, the people of Jingzhou, those who have money donate money, those who have grain donate grain, and those who have nothing have no choice but to donate." ”

It was at that time that the Barbarian Race started the war, and it has been more than ten years now.

The old woman wiped her tears and said: "In the first few years, I could still receive letters, but then I broke them, and Zhang Wazi, who went with me in the village, came back and told me that he had died in battle, and his body was divided by the desolate man who had received a thousand knives......"

In the past ten years, in the three prefectures of Jing, Bu, and Yuan, which are close to the frontal battlefield, there are often villages that have been slaughtered by desolate people, and it is not uncommon to cook and eat.

Speaking of her son, the old woman is really endless: "The pension has not been settled yet!"

"And this kind of thing?" Yan Li was taken aback.

"Guest, don't listen to her nonsense!" the old man glared at her, "What do women know! In the second year of this year, a decree was issued that all those who died in battle would be exempted from payment for life by their parents and children, and wouldn't it be more generous than a one-shot pension?"

The old woman said angrily: "Our family only has a son, and if he dies, he will be spared, so what's the use." Every year, we take back less than 30 percent of our grain!"

Less than the original thirty percent, it is better to inevitably give.

Yan Li understood the difference. The reason is, of course, the only strong man in their family, the strong man is gone, although he is exempted, but no one does the work in the field, so he can only ask others to help, and the final harvest is not the one who does the work has the final say?

However, Yan Li understands better that their family is just a unique example, but there are tens of millions of families who have actually benefited.

This decree was issued in the second year after Ji Tiansheng's accession to the throne, when she was only seven years old.

However, what shocked Yan Li even more was that the old man seemed to be an ordinary mountain man, but he could say words such as "decree". This is because Ji Tiansheng consciously conveyed the "decree" to the people, so that every commoner can understand the law and use the law to protect himself to the greatest extent; despite the death of his son, although the days are getting more and more difficult day by day, the old man still loves and protects Ji Tiansheng very much.

Throughout the ages, what king can be supported by the common people from the bottom of their hearts? Even the extremely prestigious Spirit Emperor cannot do this.

"Whew-"

At this moment, a strange roar came from outside, like a human being, like the howl of a wild wolf, but it lacked a bit of poignant.

"What is this?"

"The savages in the Valley of the Savages. The old man said unhurriedly, "Don't worry, the Savage Valley is far away from our village." ”

Yan Li suddenly realized his intention: "Ahem, I heard that there is a savage valley here, is there really a savage in it?"

"Really!" said the old woman, "many years ago, before our son became a soldier, more than a dozen hunters in our village went to the mile, and the two who fled back said that there were big snakes and wild men, and no one dared to go again." ”

"Aren't you going to explore treasures?" the old man asked worriedly.

"Could it be that there are any other treasures in it?" Yan Li asked with a smile.

The old man said: "It was still early today, the sun was still very sunny, there were eight or nine people, looking very scary, came to the village to inquire about the Savage Valley, and those who had worked in a big family in the city, the son of the old Zhang family said that they were very similar to the Jianghu guests who specialized in treasure hunting." ”

"Are they wearing the same clothes that walk with the wind?"

"Yes, yes, the guests know about them?"

"I know a little, but it's not much more than the son of the old Zhang family. Yan Li said with a smile.

That night, Yan Li rested at the old man's house, and the next day before dawn, he left fifty taels of silver, and quietly marched towards the Savage Valley.

......

Tick!

A drop of water fell from the rock wall, dripping onto the delicate and seductive jade body of a naked young girl. At this time, the morning dew was still very cold, and the girl shivered all over, and woke up. Immediately he looked around blankly, and soon realized that it was not a dream, and his face gradually darkened, but he quickly cheered up.

It was a cracked rock crevice between the valleys, not only very narrow, but also panicked when lying down.

Tang Sanghua tried to sit up, but with this slight movement, the new injury on her back made her face pale and gasped.

The chewed herbs that had been applied to it fell off, revealing the last bits of gold sore medicine left, but luckily the bleeding stopped.

She took off the clothes that had hung on the stone crevices and had been wet all night, and put them back on, the clammy touch made her shiver again.

But she knew that the body temperature would soon warm them up, and they would not be separated from each other.

She was very relieved, if it wasn't for the blood stains, how could she get this respite, so the clammy cold was really an encouragement, and it stimulated her desire to survive.

Then she looked at the place where the strip of cloth was tied in her left hand, and the itching in it told her unmistakably that the wound was infected.

When I opened it, sure enough, some of the flesh on the wound had rotted.

She took out the silkworm with a blank face, and removed the rotten meat little by little, as skillfully as a butcher removes the meat from a cow's bone, and only the bean-sized sweat particles rolling down her face could see a little hint of pain.

It wasn't until the bright red blood poured out again that she stopped the brutal work.

Grab the remaining herbs, put them in your mouth and chew them, apply them to the wound, then tear a new clean strip of cloth from your body, and tie the wound with all your strength with your teeth and right hand.

"It's time to go and meet the new sunrise, even if it doesn't rise tomorrow!"

After packing up the objects scattered on the ground, I climbed to the top of the cliff along the old vines that grew and drooped down naturally, and lurked quietly for a while, but I didn't notice any movement, and then I took a step in one direction.

But after running for ten or so steps, his figure suddenly stopped, and he quickly climbed a tree, only to see a group of black-clothed adjudicators searching over step by step, in the bushes, in the crevices of the rocks, and even under the dirt.

Searches, they are professional.

"A bunch of stupid pigs, it's been searched!" Tang Sanghua smiled secretly, and then took a deep breath, the person had jumped down from the tree, like a lightning bolt into it, and the screams immediately sounded, accompanied by a terrible unique whistle, a new killing began.

Without superfluous words, the Silkworm Knife slashed off the head of a court lieutenant with a flick of his hand, and when the blood rushed to the sky, she had already pounced on the next court lieutenant, the heavenly silkworm stabbed into his chest, and the vitality attached to the knife blew out a hole in his entire heart, Tang Sanghua's gaze was facing the eyes of a court lieutenant behind the hole.

Like the gaze of death, Na Tingwei was suffocated in an instant, and the momentum of forgetting life and death was actually a meal.

Tang Sanghua took advantage of this to break through the encirclement, but in front, a larger net had been laid, just waiting for her to throw herself into the net.